A Recipe for (Snacking) Success By Deli Manager Taylor Kline
Peanut and Pretzel Mix: a football Sunday Kline family tradition, which in all reality became a requirement for every Menard’s run. By no means is this a high society party mix. It is a simple mix made for the simple pleasure of all day snacking and its often what we had in our “snack” dry pantry.
The best part about party mixes are that they can be used seasonally or as basic as desired. Think the Holiday season with almond bark-dipped pretzels or for Thanksgiving throw in some roasted pumpkin seeds. But for snack simplicity, this is what I crave with an ice cold pilsner and the refreshing disappointment of Minnesota professional sports, minus the Lynx.
Basic necessities:
Pretzels 1 bag (12 oz) / Stick Pretzels - or tub (32 oz is typically what the Butter Spindles come in)
Any basic snack-size sticks work great. But when we discovered Butter Spindles, our mix hit the next level of salty, buttery greatness.Dry Roasted Peanuts - 2 containers (they typically come in 14 oz containers). 1 container of dry roasted & 1 container of honey roasted.
M & M’s - 1 bag (12 oz) - Regular M & M’s are absolutely fine, but come on, this is indulgent. Go for the peanut, peanut butter, or even the pretzel M & M’s.
Rice and/or Wheat Chex Cereal - 1 box of Rice and or 1 box of Wheat
-Raisins - 1 bag (10 oz)
The Mix
Pour into a large bowl:
Full bag of pretzels ( if you are using the Butter Spindles, use half the tub)
Each container of peanuts.Half a bag of M & M’s
Half a box of Rice Chex & half box of Wheat Chex
Half bag of raisins (if you prefer more raisins to mix ratio, add more.)
Store unused items in cupboard for the next batch.
There is nothing better than snacking the Big Game Day away and enjoying bevs with your friends and family. Enjoy this simple, yet delicious recipe, while watching two teams that Minnesotans dislike in our hometown stadium - No deflated footballs here!
SKOL